The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-14
For the OId Flag and am Appropriation.

For the Old Flag and an Appropriation.
Fort WAYNE, September 10.-[SpeciaL J.
The Maumee Valley Monumental Associa-
ton, which has for its object the procur.
ing from Congress of an appropriation of
$50, ,0C0 to erect monuments or memorial
buildings upon each of the sites of the
principal battle fields In the Maumee Val
ley in the old Indian wars, hello an inter
estipg meeting at the Academy of Music
dent of the Association and &. b. Hayes,
of Ohio, ex-Lieut.-Jov. Lee, of
Ohio and congressman Romeis, of Toledo,
Boothmen, of Bryan, D., and White, of
Fort Wayne are among its active members.
The latter presided at the meeting. The
principal address by Gen. Lee was of
historical nature and unfolded the objects
OF the Association. Letters and kilograms
were read from Civil Service Commissioner
Edgerton, State House Commissioner 1. d.
G.. Nelson, Congressman Romeis,
Congressman Boothman and others.
Thirty new members were enrolled. 1t is
proposed to ask the Federal Government
to purchase and suitably adorn with mon
uments the sites of Forts Meigs, Miami,
Defiance and Recovery, Ohio, and Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Of the site of old Fort
Wayne but little remains that is not built
upon and that little has now passed into
the possession of the city. A few years ago
the Nickel Plate Railway w& built almost
through the middle of the ground formerly
occupied by the old stockade, near which
was the scene of Gen. Harmer's bloody de-
feat by the Indians and their British
allies. 1t is expected that the object of
the association, II accomplished, viii serve
o patriotic purpose, in keeping alive the
memories of the heroes who fought to save
the great empire of the Northwest from
the occupancy of the English.
The citizens OF De Kslb County are or
ganizing to oppose the collection of royal
ties on the "drlven-welI patents" at a
meeting held yesterday at the courthouse
at Auburn addresses were made by leading
members of the bar and committees were
appointed to perfect organizations in every
township in the county.
Railroad Iwar at KokomO, Etc.
EKoKoMo, September 10.-[Special IA
little railroad war is in progress here. The
Kokomo Glass Works Is situated in the
north end of the city and on the east side
of the i. E. & w. track, north of the Pan
handle closslng. The Glass Company hiss
been trying all summer to get one OF the
companies to put in side tracks for them.
The railroad companies failed to agree on
terms and yesterday the l.. E. & w. sent
on the materials for the switch but the
Panhandle slipped in quietly at o'clock
in the morning, and put down their
switch, connecting it with another track
used by both roads and crossing still anoth-
er switch, used by both roads running to
the heading factory. This morning the l..
E. e. w. ran a train on this switch and
anchored the engine on the proposed Cross
ing, and at this hour they are holding the
fort by means of cables and claims-claim-
ING that thev own all the ground upon
which the Panhandle laid its switch.
No, gas well Is completed and is an un-
qualified success, being the equal of the IA
nous Schrader well. Drilling will begin
on No. at once.
The first horseshoe nails ever made by
natural gas were made here yesterday and
to-day. The process is entirely successful
and lnsures to Kokomo q large manu-
factory.